Who should attend?
- Engineers (All Industries and Sectors)
- Managers (All levels, Industries and Sectors)
- Academics (All disciplines)
- Public Sector Employees
- Service Industry Professionals
- Construction Sector Professionals & Managers
Programme Overview
The primary purpose of this Workshop is to inform the participant of Analytical Problem Solving Frameworks and Tools. The workshop takes the learner through a logical sequence which can be followed for Business, Service and Engineering problems (both discrete and integrated). For each step in the process a number of tools will be suggested and outlined.
Learning outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates should be able to apply the Tools below to the appropriate step in the Frameworks
- 5Ws and 1H
- Basadur Analysis
- Direct Observation
- What we know/don’t know
- Kepner-Tregoe Problem Analysis
- Segmentation Condition and Properties Trees
Topics covered:
- Module 1 Analytical, and Inventive thinking methodologies – An Overview
- Module 2 Analytical Problem Solving Frameworks
(PDCA; DMAIC; DMADV; SPS; 7 Step; RCA; EIE, MBPS) - Module 3 The Role of Critical Thinking in all stages of the process
- Module 4 DMAIC & RCA Frameworks – Along with Tools and Deliverables for each step
- Module 5 Detection and Containment Strategies and Tactics
- Module 6 Importance of the Problem Statement and Tools to use. Understanding Variation and including as part of a problem statement
- Module 7 Choosing your Metrics for Impact, Success Criteria, Severity etc. and the role of robust statistical analysis for all steps of the process
- Module 8 Problem Characterisation and Early Model Identification.
Format: In person
Places: Limited to 15 participants
Location: Limerick City, Specific Venue TBC
Dates: Friday Oct 16, 2026 9:10 AM – 4:30 PM IST
Fee: Per person fee for this one day module is €195, inclusive of Limerick Chamber Skillnet discount.
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